Toilet-paper holder.



J. ASPENLEITER & O. A. MILLER.

N TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23. 1908.

922,745 Patented May 25, 1909.

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JOHN SPENLEITEB AND OTTO A. MILLER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

I TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1869.

Application filed November 23, 1808. Serial No. 44,065.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that we, JOHN ASPENLEITER,

and OTTO A. MlLLEn, citizens'of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, 1n the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Toilet-Pa er Holders, of whic the following is a speci cation.

Our invention relates to improvements in toilet pa er holders.

One 0 its objects is to provide a holde which is capable of being constructed ontirely'of sheet metal stampings.

Another object is to provide a holder adapted to support a variety of rolls of paper of difierent dimensions.

Another object is to provide improved means for adjusting the tension on the rolls.

Another object is to rovide a holder from which the roll cannot lie stolen or removed before it has been unwound.

It further consists in certain details of form, combination and arrangement, all of which will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, in which, 1

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved holder. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section on line a;a: of Fig. 1. Fig 4 1s a perspective view of the locking bar. i 5 is aslde elevation of a movable bracket etached and illustrating a modified form. In the accompanying drawings, A, represents the base p ate which is attached to the wall and carries the roll supporting parts.

B, represents a bracket member rigidly attached to the base, A. The bracket, B,'is provided with curved pro'ections, b, b, which project into the centra opening in the roll of toilet paper and serve as a journal for one end of the roll.

0 represents a locking bar which is preferably rigidly attached to bracket, B, and projects therefrom between the members, I), b. The bar, C, is forked, and its free ends, 0, 0, provided on their outer edges With teeth, a, the teeth of the respective ends, 0, 0', being preferably staggers instead of arranged in palrs.

D represents a movable bracket member which is provided with inwardly projecting members, (1, d, similar to members, I), b, to serve as a journal for the opposite end of the roll. The free ends of members, (1, d, are provided with inwardly turned rejections,

d, to engage the teeth, 1:,of bar (3.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the bracket, D, has a foot iece, D, which slides to and from bracket, in Ways on the base, A, said ways being preferably formed by stamping gpl lugs or projections, a, a, from base, A.

free ends of brackets, B, D, are refen ably provided with outwardly curved heads, or fenders, E.

In the modification, Fig. 5, the movable bracket member, F, has a foot, F, hinged thereto at, f, by means of cars formed respectively on the members, F, F, thus permit.- tin the wel as to slide relative to the base.

In practice the member, D, is detached, or, the member, F, may be detached, or turned over out of the way. The roll of toi-. let paper is then slipped over the bar, 0, with one end ivoted on the projections, b, b. The brac t, D, is then engaged with the ways of the base and. pressed against the op- .'-te end of the roll wi h the rej ctions,

d, forming a pivotal support or the roll. The forked ends of the bar, 0, spring toward each ggser to enter between the projections, rd, d 41, to prevent the parts being separated until the roll of paper has been unwound, when the forked ends can be pressed together between the fingers of the operator to release the bracket, D. B5 adjusting the ressure of the brackets, B, against the on s of the roll, the tension required to unroll the pa or can be increased to the desired extent, and staggering the teeth, 0, of bar, C, as indicate in Fig. 2, so that the teeth of the respective arms, a, c, successively enga e alternately the projections, (1 (2 a fine a justment of the tension on the roll is attamed. Where the form of bracket, Fig. 5 is employed, it is only necessary to slidably adjust the bracket relative to the base to meet the requirements of a new roll of different proportions. The plate, 'D, serves to cover the eads of the screws, K, K, by means of which the plate, A, is attached to the wall, thus preventing the screws being removed by vandals.

The mechanism herein illustrated and de-. scribed is capable of being formed entirely from stampings, and may thus be produced bracket, F, to turn on pivot, f, a

the teeth, 0 engage the projections,

cues and at the same time so as 1c of platin or fine finish, to rade of work esired.

. a base, a stationary bracket adapted to pivand otally su port one end of a roll of iaper, a toothed ocking bar carried rigidly y said stationary bracket, a bracket a apted to pivotally su port the opposite end of a roll of paper an to engage t 1e teeth of said lockin bar, said last named bracket being movabIe to and from said stationary bracket and adjust-ably supported relative to said base.

2. In an article of the character indicated, a base, a stationary bracket adapted to pivotally sup ort one end of a roll of paper, a forked loc 'ng bar carried b said bracket rovided at the outer e ges of its free end with teeth, a bracket member adapted to pivotally sup ort the opposite end of a roll of paper, an lprovided with projections to engage the teet of said locking bar, said last named bracket being movable to and from said stationary bracket and adjustably supported relative to said base.

-3. In an article of the character indicated, a base, a stationary bracket adapted to pivotally support one end of a'roll of paper, a second bracket adjustably supported relative to said base so as to move to and from said stationary'bracket, and adapted to ivotally sup ort the opposite end ofa ro of paper, an a forked toothed lockin bar carried by one of said brackets and adapted to engage a projection on the opposite bracket.

4. In an article of the character indicated, a base, a pair of brackets supported 'upon said base and adjustable to and from each anism herein illustrated and deother, an a forked locking bar carried by one of said brackets and whose free ends are toothed upon their outer edges and adapted to, spring to and from each other to engage: V

a projftrlstion on the other bracket.

5. an article of the character indicated, a base, astationary bracket ada ted to pivotally support one end of a re of paper, a

second bracket pivotall attached to a shoe,

said shoe being adjusta 1y mounted relative to said base and a ocking bar having aseries of teeth adapted to successively engage a.

projection on the op osite bracket.

6. In an article 0 a base, astationary bracket ada ted to pivotally support one end of a roll of pa er, a second bracket adjustably supported re ative to said base so as to move to and from said stationary bracket and adapted to pivotally support the o posite end 0 a roll of paper, and aforked ockin bar carried by one of said brackets, one ork having a series of teeth adapted to successivel enga e a prothe character indicated,

jection on the opposite brac et, an -the opposite fork gagement. e

7. In an article of the character indicated, a base, a pair of brackets supported upon said base and ad'ustable to and from each other, and each a apted to support an end of a roll of paper, and a forked locking bar carried by one of said brackets having a series of teeth on one fork ada ted to successively engage a projection on t e opposite bracket, the opposite fork serving to hold said teeth in engagement.

In testimony whereof we have afiixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ASPENLEITER; o'r'ro V A. MILLER servingto hold said teeth in en- Witnesses: I

WALTER F. MURRAY, 0. W. MILES. 

